Cinematic Era: 2012 Vintage

A greedy multinational company, a poetic vision of the end of the world, an extraordinary drug-induced dream, great love. Not necessarily in that order.

It takes two or three generations for the monarch butterfly to reach the Canadian breeding grounds, but it is one "supergeneration" that makes the 2,000 mile return trip back south into central Mexico. The documentary film covers Dr Fred Urquhart's interest in monarch butterflies, with perspectives of Urquhart as a child wondering where the butterflies went, his years of research and study into their life and migration, to his time decades-later as a senior scientist looking back at his investigations and discoveries about the insect's life pattern.

Hemlock Society is a school that teaches aspirants how to successfully commit suicide. Meghna, one of the aspirants, has a near-death experience, turning everybody's lives upside-down.

When 12 year old Ben sets out to win the local trolly derby in memory of his father, he learns what matters in life when he is forced to battle cheating opponents, the school loan sharks and a mother who has banned him from the race.

Director: Russell Brown WHITE CAMELLIAS is a melodrama that revolves around an artist in her early 60s (Cybill Shepherd) who throws a Spanish-themed dinner party in the hopes of rekindling the great love affair of her youth. A passionate woman who fills her home with poetry and paintings, Annie is a genuine romantic which also leaves her vulnerable to disappointment and occasional delusion. As the evening progresses, her expectations of love transform as she faces painful truths about her past and present. Fueled by the strong words of her favorite poet -- Federico Garcia Lorca -- Annie will redefine her vision for the future and her definition of happiness over the course of this dark night of reckoning.

A young director listens to a hilariously scary story narrated by a stranger, where a group of ghosts try to save the only place they can haunt in peace.

Ryuji Yashiro (Mitsuki Koga), Wakagashira of the Sumida-gumi, and his Wakagashira-hosa Takashi (Makoto Kurami) have long supported the organization with their fearless determination and brute strength. Despite slowing them down, Kazuya (Koji), the biological son of the Yoshida-gumi’s boss, had always chased after them desperately. The three were inseparable. However, everything changed during the two years Ryuji and Takashi were overseas procuring weapons. Now the head of the Yoshida-gumi, Kazuya had broken away from the Sumida-gumi and begun causing chaos on their turf, incited by the rising Kansai-based Tamaki-gumi, who had no regard for anti-gang laws or traditional codes. Driven by rage, Takashi is swiftly taken down, and when Ryuji rushes to the scene, he is forced to face an ultimatum from the Sumida-gumi: "Make amends as a yakuza—by becoming a civilian."

A film by Shûsuke Kaneko

There's always someone who teaches us to break up.

The behind-the-scenes story of how "Casablanca" became an American film classic.

Several directors from countries of the region were invited to create stories taking place in and around the beautiful city of Istanbul, in the vein of “Paris, je t’aime” and “New York, I love you”. They come together to remind viewers that Istanbul’s history does not belong only to the people of Turkey.

Paris 2011. Alex is 27. He lives off dealing and pays the debts of his brother, Isaac, who after being his support has now become dead weight. When his cousin announces he's going to open a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Alex imagines he can join him and change his life. Set on emigrating, Alex has to find money, leave his beloved Paris, end his complicated love life, drop his destructive brother and find his way.

Coral reefs are believed by many to have the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem on the planet. A lot of the life found here can seem very alien at first, they occupy less than 1 percent of the ocean floor but yet are home to more than 25 percent of all marine life. Warm water reefs typically come to mind when thinking of the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, these reefs are very well known but they don’t just occur in warm waters. In this one hour special, we are brought into this alien environment and discover for ourselves a strange, hidden world that is simply abundant with life, ranging from the weird to the wonderful.

Darren, a keen gambler, finds himself having to escort an unknown woman on the other side of Paris for a Mafioso. Struggling with the implications of his involvement in the affair, Darren is forced to reconsider his values.

If Carol Channing didn't exist, no one could have made her up. One in a billion, Carol , at 89, remains an unstoppable, megawatt dynamo. Broadway diva extraordinaire is just the icing. Carol Channing hovered at the pinnacle of the entertainment world from the late-1950's through the 1960's and beyond, living life sensationally large. As Carol has observed, '...if you're lucky enough to have two hit shows, the world passes through your dressing room'. At 89, she remains irrepressible.

A neurotic young man attempts to handle the recent death of his father while hosting a bachelor party for his best friend.

Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.

Lucio Bordenave carries on the Grey lifestyle of an unemployed worker, dedicated to the trade of watchmaking, until in a somewhat mysterious way, his wife is admitted to a Frenopatic Institute. From this point on, the story enters a territory without parameters where reality is confused with the imaginary, sleep with wakefulness, and insanity with lucidity.

There is something going on in the small town of Backberga. The towns proud telecom company Unicom is just about to launch a new modern profile when they discover that there is something lurking in the outskirts of Backberga. An accident triggers a power failure, which leads to a chain of events,mishaps and love stories. Flicker is a warm comic story about people trying to find their place within the modern society.

A lively young boy befriends and attempts to raise an abandoned baby jackdaw unbeknownst to his choleric and disapproving father.

An old retired puppet master has his quiet life disrupted his 6-year-old American grandson, who barely speaks Chinese.

South Georgia - alone in a vast ocean. 900 miles from Antarctica, and a mere 100 miles long. A wild rugged landscape with mountain ranges, vast glaciers, windblown plains half buried beneath snow and ice. Three years ago, the Penguin King left home. Now he is returning to the place where he was born and raised: Penguin City. One of the most densely-packed, sought-after pieces of real estate in the entire southern hemisphere and somehow he must establish his own place in it. He must find a mate.

Deba, a young man, decides to elope with the girl of his dreams, after rescuing her from her to-be-husband. However, they are constantly chased by a gang of hooligans.

A woman returns to her hometown following the death of her fathers second wife, which leads her to uncover dark family secrets.

Shwetha Menon is the loving mother, fed up of her drunkard husband (Siddique) who brings home his colleagues to have a peg. Their teenager son gets entangled in a delusional world where he only thinks of things getting worse. He unknowingly takes a big, wrong step & the anxiety created due to that reason makes his life a living hell. Characterization is good & the suspense built is amazing. Details are kept related & is an average afternoon watch.

Director Pedro came to Japan in April 2011, started shooting in the village Totsukawa of Nara Prefecture. He, as Himotoku, began to spin the story with his camera instead of a brush…

A day in the life of a shikarawala on Dal Lake in Srinagar

Two stages of a Dominican-American's life; first as a boy trying to bond with his young mother, then a 21-year-old looking for love in New York City.

A ransom scheme turns into a nightmare for a group of kidnappers who become victims of a horrifying secret that must be paid every spring.

A mentally unstable homeless man attempts to save his new and only friend from the world and drug dealers that make his life a living hell.

Despite the popularity of his talk show, Samar faces crises in his bond with his wife. He agrees to execute an assignment presented by a media mogul, but a deadly whirlpool engulfs him.

A chance meeting between Nicolai and Nina, a friend from the past, makes Nicolai return to an abandoned hotel in which, many years ago, he experienced his only love, full of tragedy and an overwhelming feeling.

Enigmatically silent, and driven by love, the man known as Resnik was imprisoned for butchering another man and kidnapping the young girl at the heart of his obsession, Kelly. For the safety of his fellow inmates, Resnik was only ever allowed to wake, eat and exercise alone, after dark, he learned to like it. Now having escaped during a midnight transfer, Resnik is headed back to Moonlight Bay, and Detectives Raynor and Molloy have only 12 hours to stop him before the sun goes down, and the carnage begins, again.

Larry is one of the most respected corporate lawyers in the country. You might say he has everything in life one could want - except everything that one needs. He shares his life with nobody and has saturated himself into his work to the point where it is his world. When his sister, Katrina, falls victim to circumstances of life, he is nowhere to be found. The Last Rung On The Ladder is a story about loss and regret.

A man can no longer tolerate injustice and corruption and he becomes a vigilante to fight for a better society.

Michael Bublé returns to NBC with another star-studded holiday Christmas special, "Michael Bublé: Home for the Holidays." The multi-Grammy Award winning singer is joined by guest stars Rod Stewart, Blake Shelton, and fellow Canadian Carly Rae Jepsen, as well as Elmo, on songs including "Jingle Bell Rock," "Let It Snow," "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "Winter Wonderland." With a little magic, Michael performs a special duet with Bing Crosby of the classic "White Christmas."

An estranged father and son are brought together by a young crane named Karl as they trace a family of the birds on their migratory journey from Russia to Africa.

Ambikapathy escapes to Chennai to fulfil his dreams and he earns a living by selling goods on a beach. He faces many hurdles along the way but manages to overcome them in his pursuit for happiness.

The provincial businessmen in the tourism industry, who have never really treated seriously family life, children and their work have a very important trip abroad. They dream of successful results in negotiations. But suddenly the responsibility for the three entirely unmanageable children falls to them. Everything would be fine, if they were not the children of a capital business-woman, our heroes’ potential investor. The friends have to deal with the children, their grandmother, who came ostensibly to help, and German rivals, trying not to fail in such an important deal.

When a young girl has her nervous, romantic advances spurned because she cannot find the words to express her feelings, she takes a dejected walk through a wooded area. Finding an abandoned guitar, she begins a surreal journey of the imagination to glimpse the loving relationship she longs for and prove she is not the only one who finds words hard to say.

When Max the Magician (guest star Will Arnett) comes to Sesame Street, Elmo and his friends are excited for a fun magic show! Max makes a scarf appear and cards disappear and Elmo, Big Bird and Rosita are amazed, but Chris points out what Max is really doing is subtraction and addition. This story highlights these math areas and is followed by the rest of a full hour episode complete with additional math and number films as well as favorite segments such as Elmo's World, Murray Had A Little Lamb and The Adventures of Bert and Ernie. Enjoy another full hour of a second math centric story "Hat Day" where Elmo and Zoe have a contest to see who can wear the most hats! Elmo and Zoe must count, estimate and even count by fives. This second story is also followed by the rest of a full hour episode including the spoof "30 Rocks" which has a counting theme. Elmo's World Hats and the classic Pinball Number Count series are bonus extras!

A true trilogy of terror! Welcome to the haunted dollhouse where 3 devilish tales of twisted horror take place. From a re-animated rag doll that seeks revenge to a child's doll graveyard where angry playthings come back to life - enter the world of Devil Dolls! Re-edited versions of: Demonic Toys / Dangerous Worry Dolls / Skullheads

An inept janitor is fired after repeated offenses, which triggers a brutal kind of revenge, which he takes out on the female workers.

Lola Arendt, 8, vanishes while on vacation on a wild Scottish island. Shattered by her disappearance, her parents, Sarah and Martin, separate. Two years later, Lola is found at the exact same spot. Martin returns to the island to bring her home. His delight at being reunited with Lola soon gives way to suspicion and fear. Why won't Lola talk? Who are these men watching them? What did Sarah know about Lola's disappearance? And who is beautiful and mysterious Norah Kross? When the weather conspires to stop them leaving, Martin and Lola embark on a journey across the island with Norah, headed for a tragic discovery...

Nathan, 10th grade, awkward and shy, has a passion for chemistry and an inventive imagination. But after being ridiculed in class, he becomes ashamed of his talents. Paralyzed by fear, Nathan is unable to approach the cute, eccentric, nerd of his dreams, Lyra. All of that changes, however, when the boy stumbles upon The Chemist, a magic potion shop run by a mysterious old man, Mr. Mulberry.

“As the German blitz raids reach their 39th day further air raids are to be expected at anytime…” At BBC broadcasting House, Bruce Belfrage and the rest of the staff are preparing the nightly news for millions of anxious listeners, but when the building suffers a direct hit they must pull together to face a terrible choice. Inspired by a true story.

Growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp, 14-year-old Ali Messalam learned to hate "the Jews" from an early age. After fleeing Lebanon with his family, he arrives in Berlin Kreuzberg. Here, Ali tries to make friends with the Arab youths in the neighborhood. But first he has to prove what he can do. As a test of courage, he is asked to break into the apartment of his Jewish-Russian neighbor Alexander. The youngsters follow Ali and trash the old man's apartment to excess. But only Ali is recognized by Alexander, who returns early, and is reported to the police. In order to avoid a conviction and the associated deportation, he has only one chance: Ali must approach his hated enemy and ask for his support...

Did you know that Robert DeNiro was a big Monty Python fan?

A group of convicted murderers is forced to participate in a game of "human bingo" that will decide over whether they'll be executed or not.

The story of a love affair between a female weight lifter and a former bar owner.

For the first time, you will see dramatic moments of WWII that were captured in 3D with stereographs and then shuttered away in secret archives and attics, until now. This stunning collection of color 3D photos includes Allied reconnaissance photos, a trove of images that documents the rise and fall of the Third Reich, and photos secretly taken by a civilian in occupied France. WWII IN 3D also features an actual 3D motion picture film shot by the Nazis in 1943 and creates a fully immersive, three dimensional portrait of history's largest and bloodiest conflict.

At a two-day business conference, God decides to romantically pair Terry, a moral crusader, with his "win-at-all-cost" antithesis, Mary. However, fate, assisted by unique and corrupt characters, attempt to beset God's arrangements.

Jean-Christophe Kern, known as JC, is not a teenager like any other: he won the Palme d’Or at the age of 15, the Cesar at 16. This year, he is trying to graduate from high school.

JR, an aspiring news-anchor, forces her younger brother Colin to embark on a road trip to move her belongings out of her professor-turned-lover’s place. Traveling through New England, they uncomfortably run into old school-mates or revisit familial history from which they have long since diverged.